LEAKED! The Production 2012 BMW M5 Is Seen For The FIRST Time

Maybe from a performance perspective, but it looks as dull as dirt!

I want one really bad. Im in love with Bimmers again.

Any philanthropists want to buy me one?lol or trade me some art? The lines are great! Power...

looks great, although a small detail - the lower front air dam looks strange, as if it hit the curb and chipped a tooth...lovely rims though...

Love at first sight! I was skeptical of the M5 concepts; however, I am certain of the MC production model. I cannot wait to see and hear it on the road.

The e39 M5 is back baby..

The King of Super Saloons is back!

Spoiler alert the HP is measured at the wheels!!... just like the 1M.

Love this car is a real master piece.

wow. 510Lb-ft @ 1500rpm!!

Nice!

Awwwww This looks sleek. Nice pics who ever got them. This is one heck of a design. So come on Audi bring on!!! BMW is ready. Come on Lexus, Acura, Infinti BIRNG IT ON!!! Come on Mercedes. BMW is ready. I knew they were up to something big, amazing, surprising, fast, stylish. BMW is my favorite german brand. Really it is.

BMW!! BMW!!! Rah! Rah!! Rah!!

A CTS-V will still probably be able to beat that M5.

Come on Lexus IS fans bring it on!!!!!

I like this but the front doesn't make it for me, the E63 have a better front , the rest is very nice...goog work BMW.

More specs released in press release.

Average fuel consumption is 28.5 Mpg.
Power to weight is 7lb per Hp.
7*560=3920lb

0-1000m (0 to one km) =21.9 seconds.

For comparison
Lexus LF-A =21.3
Audi R8 V10 = 22.2

Painted Brake Calipers? About freaking time BMW. Sans the 1-series, BMW brakes looked about as crude as Toyota Camry brakes.

As for that M5? It looks like a regular 5-series. Which means that it looks a little dull. I was expecting more excitement.

Lexus suck the only thing that is dull and has no excitement is you.

absolutely love it. like the rest of the 5s, it will look even better in person. very clean design, aggressive, yet not overdone like so many cars of this class.

When BMW puts in too many swoops and curves, everyone calls it an overdone design. Now, that it is classy and understated, some will call it dull and boring. Of course, you cannot please everyone at the same time.
I am absolutely in love with this car, I also want to know if the 4WD option will be offered which is a must in the North-East =)

Was expecting 600hp as well considering now quite old RS6 makes 572hp. But still overall it is a great package. BTW would like to see how much faster it is than the X6M which i drove recently. Great job BMW.

911? What, the turbo for $130K? Because the Carrera S does NOT get over 500HP.

you were cross-shopping a sedan and a two-seater? really? same horsepower as the $375,000 LFA.

so you're 'horribly disappointed that it's not 30hp more. but it's 'not all about hp.' and you're happy with the 394hp in your e39 but unhappy with 560hp in the f10. those are called contradictions.

"Why would an IS be compared to a mid-sized sedan when it competes directly with the 3-series?"

Will what ever the hell Lexus has that will lose to this Bimmer. So come Lexus GS, LS whatever bring it!!!! BMW is ready tackle!!! WHEN it comes to BMW I'm all over it!!!

Well done. And the stated horsepower is at the rear wheels, so look at the driveline loss and there is your crank horsepower. The color is cool but the calipers, those are a great touch and, oh, I dont't know, about ten years late!!! About time BMW AG. And the tuners are going to easily get this thing to around 640-hp abd some will try to get to the 700-hp number to entice clients. Heavily detuned from the factory like the E70 X5 M & E71 X6 M. Can't wait.

560 HP is great, specialy If you consider the torque....that car is gona be fun and I am want to see it against me favorite (E63)..lets the war begins again....I love German cars....The next year Audi and Cadillac will bring new models...2012 will be a great year for car fans.

Engine compartment was the only thing I liked the rest looks dated. The color doesn't work...

Exactly. The last one at least had a high-revving V10, while this one is only about number economically produced to matches MB or Audi.

Although w/ 60hp more, I doubt it can keep up w/ Panamera Turbo.

the panamera turbo had better be faster. it's stunning. and it costs $50,000 more.

I like this de-bangled look.

Awesome machine! Understated looks, coupled with super-car performance numbers. I'm in love...

Disappointed by the interior, not really special. But I guess people will respond that you're paying for performance and exclusivity... still, I expected a little more inside.

About interior: it's a bimmer right?

4300 lb? I remember some magazines call 3800 lb GT-R piggy?

It weight 4122 lb or about 200 lb lighter than the 550i. Its also lighter than the panamera turbo, E63, CTS-V, A7.

The Awd is nothing but a rumor started by Autocar. BMW insiders have already said the M5 will not have awd. Only the SAV's will.

does the GT-R sit 5 people in supreme comfort in a gorgeous interior. yeah...no.

and why are you comparing a sport sedan to a very fast but very ugly two-seater?

Now, I Just need to see it in Person. Frankfurt Show can't come soon enough!

Stud! Looks amazing.

ceramic brakes, carbon fiber roof will come as options!

"The precise interplay of the drive system, chassis and design has been refined in extensive and detailed testing on the Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring, to ensure unbeatable longitudinal and lateral acceleration, handling characteristics and braking performance."

this quote from the press release sums it up.

it's not electronic, it's hydraulic. completely different system than other 5s--which have lost the steering feel of earlier 5s (though still better than the competition).

BMW is in the right path, the previous engines were screeming fighters...but this is a real monster do does not need to scream to make you feel scary. There is no way to compare this new engine with the previous V10, (which was other weak in torque) but this new engine will be a a real nightmare for the AMG and AUDI engineers. I love MB but I always though that the BMW engines were weak. That era is gone. This new engine is 60 HP better and almost twice of the torque. I bet , this will be as good or even better than the E63 in the autobhan a real Bullet Train with capability to bend the inertia a take the turns as a Typhoon.

blazin: i thought it's not all about power. but that all you talk about. handling? weight distribution? steering? braking? seats? etc. etc. the merc and audi have never matched the m5 in those areas.

I said it before and I'm going to say it again. This is one hell of a ride one hell of a ride indeed. I can't wait until Autoblog, Edmunds or Motortrend test drive this.

Can't wait to see the unskilled drivers wreck this car. Hopefully with nobody hurt or killed in the process.

I will reserve my opinion until I see some road tests and comparisons. The older M5 was the only Bimmer I truely liked, hopefully this one will recapture some of the magic. I can't wait until it dukes out the current and updated V, RS, R, and AMG models.

The interior is typical BMW though.

Why would the interior not be typical BMW?
Were you expecting some weird extreme psychedelic type sh*t?